...typhoons and floods every year and SARS in 2003. These incidents created demands that challenged our medical infrastructures. The emergency medical preparedness programs evolved a lot in response to medical surge in these disasters. In our system, several characteristics should be clarified in the beginning: 1. In our multiple casualty incident plans require to send hospital doctors to the incidents immediately to save lives, disregarding what they can do or if the scene is under control. The emergency medical services system of Taiwan was established in 1995, and the fire fighters were trained to be emergency medical technicians (EMT) to provide pre-hospital medical care, people still believe that physicians at the scene can provide better medical care than the fire fighters/EMT. An experienced physician at the rescue scene may do a better job in triage and arranging definite medical care site, but not every hospital physician has street sense and proficiency in trauma care skills. When the personnel in emergency room of a smaller hospital were deployed to the scene, it jeopardized the capacity of hospitals for receiving patients. 2. The plans tend to call back all the personnel immediately. The first step of a response plan of an organization is usually to call back all the off duty personnel by all means. This procedure is self-depicted because it guarantee there will be adequate human resources for the following several hours. It may sometimes prematurely deplete the resources...
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...for effectiveness in the workplace. Leadership is defined as having a, “capacity to lead” (Merriam-Webster, 2011). Communication is best defined by Merriam-Webster (2011) as “information transmitted or conveyed”. Leadership is a combination of learned and inherited traits and techniques. Most effective leadership is based on situational factors, but there are styles to leadership which help define its effectiveness in the organization. In order for hospital management to implement change within the healthcare we have to be confident leaders and be able to communicate to our employees what we know will benefit us as an organization. At Evans Army Community Hospital we are suggesting an integration of Behavioral Health Teams that are embedded within the Soldier’s Units and also embedded within each clinic. How this health care communication process might be updated, streamlined, or implemented The Embedded Behavioral Health (EBH) model is an early intervention and treatment model that promotes Soldier readiness (pre-, during, and post-deployment). EBH teams are able to provide multidisciplinary Behavioral Health (BH) care to Soldiers in close proximity to their unit area and in close coordination with unit leaders. Embedded Behavioral Health teams will work closely with the Patient Centered and Soldier Centered...
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...Hospital Response Plan: Fire Evacuation A hospital, depending on its size can house hundreds of patients on any given day. Fire is a severe risk to the hospital because of its erratic nature. In this scenario, a fire in the mess hall has developed outside the staffs’ ability to successfully control and snuff out the fire. The fire has reached a level extreme enough to where management has deemed it necessary to call for a complete evacuation of the hospital. The Federal Emergency Management Administration (1996) stated that, “There are several factors which must be considered when planning for an evacuation, among these are the characteristics of the hazard or threat itself” (P. 5E1). Our goal is to Develop an effective emergency response plan, which will takes into account the threat of fire, this is vital to emergency management. We must be prepared at all times, no matter what type of emergency it is, be it a natural disaster or a manmade event; the hospital should have a planned response to protect the hospitals assets. Interagency Coordination Interagency Coordination is a significant part of a completed response plan. Hospital plans for full or partial evacuation should incorporate pre-planning and address the incident command and management structure established for its operational area (community). In advance of an event, Hospitals should understand and incorporate local plans and protocols that are in place to support evacuation and should...
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...Various Communication Kelly Downs HCS/320 October 31, 2011 Sandra Anderson Various Communication Channels This presentation of various communication channels will consist of three variable structures of communication. Hospital communication, Nursing home communication, and Security communication are these structures. The channels of communication for a hospital from the admission process, handling the health of patient care, to discharging a patient to their home or rehabilitation center has a focal point of verbal communication added with electronic medical records. The communication channels of a nursing home are displayed in this paper as a chain of command point of view. The security aspect of communication has advantages in written and verbal styles. Allowing the combinations of these channels to intertwine within health care in most organizations and their offices, shows the room for improvement in their written and verbal communication skills. Hospital Communication During the admission process of a patient, there is a communication channel between the hospitalist and the primary care physician, PCP. The patient has to give consent to contact their primary care physician. There is a difference in patient care between hospitals and ambulatory care appointments. The hospitalist has a team of medical staff to work with while the PCP has a few nurses that will assist the physician during a patient’s office visit. As part of this medical team, one to the first questions...
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...response by government, NGOs and volunteer groups to Hurricane Katrina. The question for you to answer is whether or not the organizational structure for disaster response for the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and FEMA was adequate to effectively respond to a Cat. 3 - 5 hurricane on August 26th, 2005. As you respond to this question please complete the following: o Review the various reports concerning the Katrina response and relief efforts. Identify an example of a relief effort which was successful and one which was unsuccessful. o Discuss the reasons why the examples you cited above were or were not successful. Comment specifically on whether you believe that the organizational structure at the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and the Federal government was adequate, including communications and command and control. (Please refer to the Organization Structure for incident management in the National Response Plan.) Focus on how coordinating structures, processes, and protocols were employed to manage the disaster response. Discuss the importance of social networks during the Katrina Disaster. Please review the following (referenced) article and comment on the importance of social networks during a disaster response. ~ 1 of 11 ~ MHE 512- MOD 1 - Case Introduction to Disaster Relief; Organizational Structure of Relief Organizations; and, The National Response Framework Hurricane Katrina: Disaster Relief Efforts 1. What went right? Capturing...
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...A number of approaches to the structure and management of organizations developed during the late 1800s and early 1900s .The early philosophies are traditionally labelled classical theory while the later approaches include systems theory and contingency theory. The classical approach to organization focuses efficiency through design. Eleanor and Phillip (2009) kept four elements to build classical theory: division and specialization of labour, chain of command, organizational structure, and span of control. The first element emphasised about dividing the work reduces the number of task that lead to proficiency and specialization. The second element is the chain of command which is meant the hierarchy of authority and responsibility within the organization. However, the collaboration between staff and there managers improve the efficiency and productivity of the unit. Moreover, the third element is organizational structure that describes the arrangement of the work group. The design of the Organization is intended to faster the organization survival and success. Finally, the span of control addresses the pragmatic concern of how many employees a manager can effectively supervise. The later approaches are systems theory and contingency theory. The main premise of the systems is approach to understand the operation of the entity. Where as contingency theory believe that organizational performance can be enhanced by matching an organization structure to its environment. In addition...
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...Incident Command System EMC310 Incident Command System This scenario will focus mainly on the securing, treatment, triage, evacuation, and relocation and tracking of the 95 elderly individuals and removing the most critical and environmentally effected individuals by ambulance to a secure, stable, and warm environment followed by the ambulatory individuals can be assisted to the larger transports of busses and vans to be removed to a more stable, secure, and warm environment. “local emergency managers must consider the needs of certain "vulnerable groups" - people within the community who are especially susceptible to hazards (Morrow 1999). The Memory Center is facing extreme weather conditions due to a rainstorm that knocked out the cities power, and the failure of its generator. There are 95 elderly men and women living in the center who are feeling the effects of the temperature dropping. The emergency manager has many decisions to make while ensuring the safety of the Memory Center residents. Each level of the Incident Command System (ICS) must be alerted. Some of their tasks will be covered below to show what their responsibilities are. A brief description of ICS The Incident Command System is a system for controlling all of the necessary components of incident management in a well-organized and efficient way. The primary purpose is to allow resources, such as equipment, personnel, and communications, across multiple agency jurisdictions...
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...Recommendation The formal structure of a company, a component of the company's internal environment, determines how its activities are conducted. The formal structure also determines how authority and communications flow from management to employees. An integral part of the expansion of Riordan Manufacturing to Germany involves the selection of an organizational structure that allows the firm to operate effectively in the new environment. Variations in structure are determined by the tasks a company performs, how management wishes to perform them, and external factors. External determinants include customer demands, competitors' strategies, and government regulations. Implementation of the structural change in Riordan Manufacturing can be assisted by change in the structure of the organization as reflected in its organizational chart. The company’s managers can greatly facilitate the implementation of new strategies by changing reporting relationships, creating new departments or business units, and providing the opportunity for autonomous decision making. Because no single organizational design suits all circumstances, managers at Riordan Manufacturing must carefully consider their company's situation, strategy, environment, age, size, and technology, in Germany before designing a structure for it. Following, are several different organizational structures and their advantages and disadvantages. Functional Structure The functional structure groups positions into departments...
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...given the opportunity to know more about Davao Medical Hospital, which has been greatly of interest to us. The Hospital has become part of our lives for more than four years now. We spend 24 hours every week in Davao Medical Hospital for our duties. That is why today, and for a few days more, We as a group are indeed very grateful that upon the day we shall bid goodbye to Ateneo de Davao University, the institution who have inculcated us with good values and quality education and also become part of our lives for many years have given us the opportunity to know more the history of Davao Medical Hospital. This document aims to describe the in- depth information, history and other factors that have been utilized to the emergence of Davao Medical Hospital. The resources came from our orientation and meeting with Mrs. Vilma Comoda, R.N, MAN and the interviews and the written documents we have read. HISTORY OF THE DAVAO GENERAL HOSPITAL 1917 – Enacted by the Philippine Legislative as Davao Public Hospital with a 25 bed capacity. The Davao General Hospital at Davao City, way back in the year 1918, a just a Sick Ward set up by the District Engineer’s Office in Davao for the care and treatment of the sick laborer’s known as “Sakadas”, who were the brought in to help the development of Davao. In 1919, by virtue of Special Act of the Philippine Legislation which was passed in 1917, to establish a hospital in the non-Christian Province of which Davao Province...
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...SOF535 Object oriented analysis and design ABSTRACT This is pages are for downloading of Visual studio and setting up IDE environment.First I have gone to the link and download the IDE from that link so process starts from here.It is the first page of Downloading process visual studioMicrosoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs for Microsoft Windows, as well as web sites, web applications and web services. Visual Studio uses Microsoft software development platforms such as Windows API, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Store and Microsoft Silverlight. It can produce both native code and managed code. Visual Studio includes a code editor supporting IntelliSense (the code completion component) as well as code refactoring. The integrated debugger works both as a source-level debugger and a machine-level debugger. Other built-in tools include a forms designer for building GUI applications, web designer, class designer, and database schema designer. It accepts plug-ins that enhance the functionality at almost every level—including adding support for source-control systems (like Subversion) and adding new toolsets like editors and visual designers for domain-specific languages or toolsets for other aspects of the software development lifecycle (like the Team Foundation Server client: Team Explorer). Visual Studio supports...
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...W.G. (BILL) HEFNER VA MEDICAL CENTER SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA __________________________________________________________ MEDICAL CENTER MEMORANDUM 138-8 NOVEMBER 27, 2004 COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN ____________________________________________________ 1. PURPOSE: To provide resources for the continuation of patient care during a variety of emergencies that may disrupt operations at the W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC, the Winston-Salem OPC, the Charlotte CBOC and all other associated clinics. The plan describes how the medical center will establish and maintain a program to ensure effective response to disasters or emergencies affecting the environment of care. The plan addresses four phases of emergency management activities: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. 2. MISSION: To improve the health of the served veteran population by providing primary care, specialty care, extended care and related social support services through an integrated healthcare delivery system. Consistent with this mission, the Executive Committee for the Governing Body (ECGB), Integrated Risk Management Committee and the Environment of Care Committee have been established to provide ongoing support for the Emergency Management Program. 3. FUNDAMENTALS: a. This plan addresses the four phases of emergency management activities: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. In each of these four phases the...
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...|MDSE 4510 - ADVANCED BUYING, PLANNING, & ALLOCATION | |Spring 2014 | Lecture: Wed 6:00 – 8:50pm / Chilton Hall Rm Instructor: Mrs. Tatyana Grant Course Description: This course is an in-depth study into the areas of buying, assortment planning, and allocation. Course Objectives: 1. Become familiar with the overall planning process, i.e. pre-planning, in-season, and post-planning activities. 2. Be able to create a “Bottom-Up” assortment plan to meet the financial plans provided from a “Top-Down” approach. 3. Learn how to work through complicated buying and planning issues by completing both quantitative and qualitative case studies. 4. Understand the steps involved in planning the sales, stocks, reductions, and purchases in a merchandise plan / OTB. 5. Become familiar with various allocation strategies employed by the retail industry. PREREQUISITE: MDSE 3510 with a grade of C or better. Textbook: (required) Clodfelter, Richard. Retail Buying: From Basics to Fashion (4th edition). New York, NY: Fairchild Books, Inc. ISBN: 9781609012779 ATTENDANCE: Regular attendance is essential to developing and maintaining satisfactory academic progress in the class. Attendance will be taken every...
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...RUNNING HEAD: BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN Mercy Hospital Business Continuity Plan Susan Drago Jacksonville, Florida Western Governors University 1 RUNNING HEAD: BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN 2 Mercy Hospital Business Continuity Plan The number one priority for hospitals is to provide continuous, superior care to patients, regardless of circumstance. This principle results in the need to invest time and resources in preparing for disruptive events. Hospitals are required to invest in preparedness measures by external agencies, such as The Joint Commission and other accreditation bodies. This requires hospitals to have an emergency preparedness program. Six critical areas that a hospital plan must address include: Communication; Resources and Assets; Safety and Security; Staff Responsibilities; Utilities Management and Patient Clinical and support activities (JCAHO, 2012). Government regulations such as the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) also require hospitals to protect all medical information, including electronic medical records (EMR), which requires a robust information security program. Business continuity refers to an integrated set of plans, procedures and resources that may be used to maintain and recover essential functions impacted from any event causing an interruption of healthcare delivery services. The key elements of a hospital business continuity plan are: Governance-Define and align with executive priorities...
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...As one moves from the field to the emergency operations center, the emphasis switches from command and control to coordination and from a hierarchical to a more networked organizational structure. While there are still discrete tasks that can be measured quantitatively, many others can only be measured qualitatively. For example, how does one measure the effectiveness of inter-agency coordination? Do you consider the number of agencies in the EOC or the number of times two agency representatives talk to each other? Ultimately, the assessment is subjective and based on participants' comments and observed...
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